Earlier this month the World Gold Council published its quarterly report– and it shows that central banks and foreign governments from around the world are buying up gold at their fastest pace in six years. This is pretty big news, and it says a LOT about the future of […]
“Investment Thesis: We believe a new gold mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) cycle has been ignited, and we expect this merger boom to accelerate over the next several years. The tepid gold price environment since 2011 has forced many gold producers to decrease their focus on exploration and this has caused a significant […]
Guest(s): Peter Hug Global Trading Director, Kitco Metals Frank Holmes CEO, U.S. Global Investors Peter Schiff CEO, Euro Pacific Capital Roy Sebag Founder & CEO, Menē Inc. With sentiment for the precious metals returning, outlook on prices turning bullish, and central banks piling on gold reserves, now is a great […]
Gold Outshines the S&P 500 in 2018 We believe that gold bullion and gold mining equities may be poised for a multi-year uptrend. Gold bullion beat U.S. equities for the month of December, the fourth quarter, and the full calendar year of 2018. Spot gold1 declined 1.58% versus the 4.39% drop […]
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“Gold’s safety component has been nullified since April as investors have preferred holding cash over bullion while emerging market assets continue to be liquidated. Today we’ll look at the latest factors which point to a continued choppy, directionless market condition for gold in the immediate term. We’ll also discuss the […]
“Underground miners in outback Western Australia have unearthed rare gold specimens which geologists are calling a “once-in-a-lifetime discovery”.” “The largest specimen weighs in at 90 kilograms and took three men to lift it onto the back of a ute. The quartz rock is covered in an estimated 2,300 ounces of […]
“…the net speculative position decreased by around 9,000 contracts in silver. At a negative 47,000 net-long position, silver speculators are the most bearish on silver in the report’s history.” “…the central bank of India bought gold for its reserves for the first time in a decade and the Mongolian central […]
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Featured quotes from the report: “Gold continues not to attract safe-haven interest, even though parts of the global financial system are stressed. International investors see the US as the go-to destination for safe investments. • Lingering uncertainty as to the fallout from US trade disputes continues to undermine business […]